In one book, Kurt Vonnegut Jr wrote “Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.” I first saw Kate Bornstein almost on a whim, without knowing what, exactly, […]
Book Review: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
[Full disclosure: I know Jim Hines personally.] Libriomancer starts off Jim Hines’ third series. The first series – Goblin (or Jig) books – are comedies set in a […]
Book Review: Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
There are some books (and stories) that you want to like… but can’t. Unfortunately, Pump Six and Other Stories, this collection of Mr. Bacigalupi’s work falls squarely in […]
Book Review: Redshirts by John Scalzi
This book *could* be a one-joke wonder – “Huh. Redshirts die a lot. Huhuhuh.” This book *could* be a good satire, like GalaxyQuest was. Redshirts is neither. Redshirts […]
Review: Allied Star Police (iOS, free)
Somehow I missed Allied Star Police. It’s a free iOS game by PopCap’s "4th and Battery" imprint, and I’d like to recommend it to you (and any game […]
RECOMMENDED: Pet Caricatures For The Holidays
I saw this ad on Facebook yesterday, and thought of my dogs. Since Taylor died back in 2010, and Leakey died this year, it’s just me and J-Dog […]